Even through all of this I am HELD

I go in for surgery tomorrow - please pray

I had to go see the doctor this morning and he went ahead and scheduled me for a D&C tomorrow since the medicine didn't work.  I had to go to the hospital and do all my pre-op stuff today and then I have to be there in the morning at 7:15.  It is day-surgery so I will be put under anesthesia but once I am awake and all that they will let me come home.  The doctor said it would be a total of about 4-5 hours.  I really have a lot of peace with this because I am ready for the physical part to be over with so that I can start healing emotionally. 

 

And I can't thank you all enough for all the thoughts and prayers you have sent my way.  I have received so many wonderful comments and messages, that it just makes my heart overflow.  I really do appreciate your thoughts and prayers and I thank you with all my heart.  I give all glory to God of course, because without Him nothing would be possible.  I know He will make a way...

 

.....and as the song says:

 

"IN SPITE OF THE STORM, I FEEL HIS HAND ON THE WHEEL,
SO I'LL KEEP THIS OLD BOAT AFLOAT, TIL HE WHISPERS BE STILL,
AND IF I HAVE TO HOLD ON TO RIDE OUT THESE WAVES,
THOUGH I'M BATTERED, AND WEATHERED AND WORN,
UNTIL I DROP ANCHOR IN PARADISE BAY,
I'M STILL SAILING IN SPITE OF THE STORM"

 

So please continue to remember me and my family in prayer until we completely weather this storm.  My husband is having just as hard a time as I am and even had a slight wreck in the car the other morning because his mind is so clouded with everything.  He wasn't hurt, but only because God had His hand on him.  So continue to pray for Bo too, because he is grieving as well.  God is in control and will take care of it all.  God bless you all and thank you again from the bottom of my heart for being such wonderful friends.  I love you all. 

The latest info.....

Thank you all for your prayers.  With God's help I will get through this.  The medicine didn't work so I have to go to the OB/GYN tomorrow morning at 9:15 for them to check me and decide what they are going to do next.  So please continue to remember me in prayer.  God bless you all.

 

Love,
Stephanie

Update on Stephanie - I still need your prayers

After going back to the doctor yesterday, they have determined that the baby is definitely no longer alive. I have to take some medicine later today that induces labor so that I can pass everything and empty my uterus. Of course the next 48 hours are going to be extremely difficult for me. So please continue to remember me and my family in your prayers. I don't know how long it will be before I am back online and checking messages, so if you send me an email or something and I don't get back to you over the next few days please try to understand that I am not ignoring you. I very much appreciate all the beautiful comments and messages that have been sent to me. And above all, I thank you for all your prayers. God is still good.....and He will bring me through this! I love you all. God bless.

Love,
Stephanie

P.S. - If you have a few moments and wouldn't mind, I would appreciate any prayer requests put out for me (via email or on internet boards, etc.) so that others can be praying for me as well. I need all the prayer I can get right now.

Thank you all! Please keep praying!!

I just want to thank you all for the beautiful comments and words of sympathy and encouragement. It really helps to know there are so many of you who care about me and are praying for me.

I am hanging in there. I am so heartbroken, but I know God is with me and He is comforting me. My husband and children have been wonderful as well, even though they are having a hard time dealing with everything themselves. And just so you guys know...I haven't given up! I am not CLAIMING anything! I am trying to be realistic and brace myself for the worst, but at the same time I know that GOD IS ABLE!!! I know that if it is His will then I could go tomorrow and be told that everything is fine. I STILL BELIEVE IN MIRACLES. No, I am not deluding myself, I know that (realistically) since they didn't find the heartbeat on the ultrasound then my baby is in Heaven. But don't count God out just yet! He raised Lazarus from the dead and I believe He can do it again. If not, then I am prepared to accept whatever God chooses for me. Just please continue to pray that God would give me and my family the strength and comfort that we need to get through this. And again, I thank you all so much for being there for me when I need it most. I love you all!

God Bless.

Love,
Stephanie

IMPORTANT ---- Please pray for me

As you all know I am almost 9 weeks pregnant.  Last night I started having some bleeding and went to the Emergency Room.  They did 3 ultrasounds and found that the baby's heart wasn't beating.  I have not actually miscarried yet, but the baby is no longer alive.  I have to go back to the dr in 2 days for them to decide how they are going to remove the baby.  I am asking all of you to please pray for me.  My heart is truly broken and I am having a real hard time with this.  Bo isn't taking it well either.  We haven't told Whitney and Dylan yet.  We are waiting until this afternoon when they get out of school.  So just please be much in prayer for us.  We really need it.  Obviously, I won't be online much over the next few days, so if you have to get in touch with me, just call me.  I love you all and I know God will bring me through this.  I just desperately need your prayers.  Thank you.

 

Love,

Stephanie

Please pray for my son Dylan

Dylan fell off the monkey bars at school yesterday afternoon and kept complaining with his right arm which was a little swollen, so we tried the ice and ibuprofen but as of this morning it still wasn't any better so I took him to the ER and they did X-rays and told us that his wrist is broken.  They put a splint on him and gave him a sling to use and he has to go to the orthopedic doctor next Wednesday to have his cast put on, which he will have to wear for 6-8 weeks.  So please remember Dylan in your prayers.  Thanks and God bless.  I love you all!

 

Much Love,
Stephanie

Urgent Info for those who have children - PLEASE READ!!

NOW, MORE THAN EVER, PLEASE EXPLAIN TO YOUR CHILDREN WHY THEY MUST NEVER TAKE CANDY FROM ANYONE!!!!  BECAUSE IT MAY BE A LOT MORE THAN JUST CANDY!

 

Check it out...it's TRUE! http://www.snopes.com/horrors/drugs/candymeth.asp



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TO ALL IT MAY CONCERN,

There is a very scary thing going on in the schools right now that all need to be aware of.
There is a type of crystal meth going around that looks like strawberry pop-rocks. It smells like strawberry also and it is being handed out to kids in school yards in AR.
I'm sure it will make its way around the country if it hasn't already. Kids are ingesting this thinking that it is candy and being rushed off to the E.R. In dire condition. Please instruct your children to not accept candy that looks like this even from a friend and to take any that they may have to a teacher, principal, etc. Please pass this around it could save some family a lot of heartache!

That is what they are calling strawberry meth or strawberry quick.

Thought you'd want to know.

Kathy Johnson, RN
School Nurse, McNeil Elementary
McKinney ISD

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/drugs/candymeth.asp

Continue to pray hard for my friend Brook!

A few days ago I sent out a bulletin asking for prayer for my dear friend Brook.  She has broken her back and really needs your prayers right now.  She goes to the doctor tomorrow and they are going to talk to her about what they are going to do to treat her, so please continue to remember Brook and her family in your prayers.  God can do all things if we will only ASK!!  I love you all - thank you in advance for your fervent prayers!!  I will keep you all updated!  God bless.

 

Much Love,
Stephanie

Urgent Prayers Needed!!!!!

A dear friend of mine that lives in Utah emailed me this evening and said that she desperately needs prayer.  She found out she has 2 fractured vertebrae and 3 crushed disks in her back.  They have put her on medical leave of absence, I guess until they figure out what they are going to do to treat her.  She is a single mother, so the thought of being out of work with no income is definitely weighing on her as well.  Her name is Brook and she greatly needs to be lifted up to God, so please call out a special prayer for her and her family.  I would greatly appreciate you passing this on so others can be praying also.  Thanks so much.  God bless.

 

Love,

Stephanie

Something new I'm trying...check it out!

Fw: Subject: GOD WANTED ME TO TELL YOU

GOD WANTED ME TO TELL YOU
Everything that is going wrong in your life today shall be well with you

this year. No matter how much your enemies try this year, " they will
not"
succeed . You have been destined to make it and you shall surely achieve

all your goals this year. For the remaining months of this year (2007),
all your agonies will be diverted and victory and prosperity will be
incoming in abundance. Today God has confirmed the end of your
sufferings
sorrows and pains because HE that sits on the throne has remembered you.

He has taken away the hardships and given you JOY. He will never let you

down..
I knocked at heaven's door this morning, God asked me... My child! What
can I do for you? And I said, "Father, please protect and bless the
person
reading this message".. God smiled and answered... Request granted ..
 
If you believe this message, send it to seven persons and the one who
sent
it to you.
By doing this you have succeeded in praying for eight people today .

 

 

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